LIFE

Meet Vic Mensa, the Chicago Rapper in Alexander Wang’s Squad

by Steph Eckardt

Just like the title of his new EP, “There’s A Lot Going On,” suggests, 22-year-old rapper Vic Mensa is keeping busy, collaborating with everyone from Pharrell to Kanye West, and breaking into fashion with the likes of Anna Ewers and Alexander Wang all the while. “I’ve been dressing weird for a long time,” he said. “So expressing myself through fashion is pretty natural to me.” From vintage Raf Simons to band tees to hand-drawn button-ups from L.A., get a look at his style, here.

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Photo by Bon Duke, styled by Sam Walker. Produced by Biel Parklee. Photography Assistant: Roxanne Doucet.

Left and right: Vic Mensa wears his own shirt.

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Photo by Bon Duke, styled by Sam Walker. Produced by Biel Parklee. Photography Assistant: Roxanne Doucet.

Left and right: Vic Mensa wears his own jeans and jewelry; Hanro of Switzerland boxer briefs, $68 for two, shop.hanrousa.com.

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Photo by Bon Duke, styled by Sam Walker. Produced by Biel Parklee. Photography Assistant: Roxanne Doucet.

Left: Vic Mensa wears a Raf Simons coat from The David Casavant Archive, price upon request, david-casavant.com. Right: Vic Mensa wears a Raf Simons coat from The David Casavant Archive, price upon request, david-casavant.com; Coach 1941 trousers, price upon request, coach.com.

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Photo by Bon Duke, styled by Sam Walker. Produced by Biel Parklee. Photography Assistant: Roxanne Doucet.

Left and right: Vic Mensa wears a Simon Miller hoodie, $195, simonmillerusa.com; his own jewelry.